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JEE Main 202131 AugustMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
31 August
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

JEE Main 2021 · 31 August · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra

Let → a and → b be two vectors such that | 2 → a + 3 → b | = | 3 →...

Let a→\overset{\to}{a} and b→\overset{\to}{b} be two vectors such that ∣2a→+3b→∣=∣3a→+b→∣| 2\overset{\to}{a} + 3\overset{\to}{b} | = | 3\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b} | and the angle between a→\overset{\to}{a} and b→\overset{\to}{b} is 60°.60 ° . If 18a→\dfrac{1}{8}\overset{\to}{a} is a unit vector, then ∣b→∣| \overset{\to}{b} | is equal to :

Options

  1. A88
  2. B44
  3. C66
  4. D55

Correct answer

D. 55

Step-by-step solution

Given that

18a→\dfrac{1}{8}\overset{\to}{a} is a unit vector.

∣a→∣=8| \overset{\to}{a} | = 8
∣2a→+3b→∣2=∣3a→+b→∣2| 2\overset{\to}{a} + 3\overset{\to}{b}{|}^{2} = | 3\overset{\to}{a} + \overset{\to}{b}{|}^{2}

We know thata→⋅b→=∣a→∣∣b→∣cosθ,\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b} = \left|\overset{\to}{a}\right|\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right|cos\theta,
⇒4∣a→∣2+9∣b→∣2+12∣a→∣∣b→∣cos⁡60°=9∣a→∣2+∣b→∣2+6∣a→∣∣b→∣cos⁡60°⇒ 4 | \overset{\to}{a}{|}^{2} + 9 | \overset{\to}{b}{|}^{2} + 12 | \overset{\to}{a} | | \overset{\to}{b} | \cos 60 ° = 9 | \overset{\to}{a}{|}^{2} + | \overset{\to}{b}{|}^{2} + 6 | \overset{\to}{a} | | \overset{\to}{b} | \cos 60 °
⇒5∣a→∣2=8∣b→∣2+6∣a→∣∣∣b→∣cos⁡60°⇒ 5 | \overset{\to}{a}{|}^{2} = 8 | \overset{\to}{b}{|}^{2} + 6 | \overset{\to}{a} | | | \overset{\to}{b} ∣ \cos 60 °
⇒5(64)=8∣b→∣2+6(8)⋅∣b→∣12⇒ 5\left(64\right) = 8 | \overset{\to}{b}{|}^{2} + 6\left(8\right) \cdot | \overset{\to}{b} | \dfrac{1}{2}
\left⇒ | \overset{\to}{b}{|}^{2} + 3 | \overset{\to}{b} | - 40 = 0 ⇒ \left(\left|\overset{\to}{b}\right| + 8\right) | \overset{\to}{b} | - 5\right) = 0<br/><br />⇒ | \overset{\to}{b} | = 5$

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